Landlords have a laundry list of issues to worry about: rude or neglectful tenants, neighborly disputes, and renters who leave their homes dilapidated and full of junk. But landlords’ concerns begin before the first tenant signs their renter’s agreement. If you’re renting out a property, decrease your risk by adequately preparing the space for residents.

Clean It Up

Whether you’re dealing with the fallout of a poorly screened previous tenant or updating a property for its first renter, the first step in making your renters happy is a rental property clean out. Remove accumulated junk, renovation debris, and organic detritus from your property. Call Mr Junk to haul away dead bushes, wood piles, and items forgotten by previous tenants.

Assess Risks

The most important quality in any landlord is the ability to risk assess. Take stock of the property, both indoor and outdoor, and remove anything that could become a liability. Rental property risks may include:

• Environmental risks
• Dangerous chemicals (mold, lead paint, carbon monoxide, radon, asbestos)
• Broken appliances
• Old or broken furniture (if the rental property comes furnished)
• Trampolines and other items that could lead to injury

Update the Rental Property

Make sure residents are safe and comfortable in their new home. Before renting a space make sure it has adequate lighting and security, has undergone any necessary repairs, and has had surface updates like fresh paint. Research rental property insurance for both property owners and tenants, and make certain any requirements are clearly documented.

Preparing a rental property for new tenants? Call Mr Junk to remove trampolines, stored junk, or organic debris from North Atlanta properties.

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Have you ever looked up a beautiful home listing online, only to be turned off by photo after photo of stacked boxes, outdated furniture, and cluttered corners? Many real estate agents spend weeks restaging homes for sale, a process that’s both costly and time consuming. You’re not selling clutter with your real estate, so why show it off? If you’re considering relocating, don’t put your house on the market until you’ve sorted the years of accumulated junk that might scare off potential buyers.

Before Selling Your Home

• Remove clutter. Nothing turns off a buyer faster than cluttered cubbies and overflowing cabinets. Don’t let junk cheapen your home. Before showing your property to the first interested buyer, winnow down the visible items in your home to simple, decorative items.
• Store necessary stuff. No homebuyer would expect a seller to toss their pots and pans for staging, but that doesn’t mean they want to see them, either. Store your day-to-day items in cabinets, pantries, and closets. Just make sure you organize them first; chances are any interested buyers will root through the cupboards to see how much storage they’ll have.
• Smooth the edges. Do you have a chipped door you keep meaning to replace? A leaky faucet in the downstairs powder room? How about years of dinged wall paint? Before putting that “for sale” sign in the front yard, do general maintenance around your home and yard. It’s the tiny touches like fresh flowers on the porch that sell a home.

Make the Most of Junk Collecting

Cleaning and staging your home for sale? Take the opportunity to toss junk you won’t want to haul to your new house. Get rid of cumbersome furniture, duplicate kitchen utensils, and the outdated electronics you’ve been storing in your attic.

Moving? Mr Junk can help! Call us and we’ll haul away the stuff you no longer need. Schedule an appointment or call us early for same-day Kennesaw junk removal.

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The world has fallen in love with Do-It-Yourself. Thanks to social media, Pinterest, and a renewed focus on environmental conservation, DIY projects have changed the way we see junk. As beneficial as home renovation projects can be, the waste management side of things has fallen short. Renting a dumpster may seem like the natural conclusion to building a new deck, but the reality of DIY junk dumps are nowhere near as pretty as “did-it-myself” decorating.

The Reality of Renting Dumpsters

Rent a dumpster, haul it off. It seems like an easy solution for collecting junk, but it’s not as simple as it seems. When you rent a dumpster, you’re opening yourself up to fees and regulations. Many dumpster services won’t accept tires, batteries, paint, and household chemicals. Other services charge extra for delivery and pickup, excess weight, and unforeseen breaks with regulation. When you rent a dumpster, you also open yourself up to personal injury, manual labor, and wasted time. Junk removal is one aspect of DIY that’s best to leave to the professionals.

Junk Removal Services

Why pay more to do it yourself? Mr Junk offers reasonable prices, same-day junk removal, and a hassle-free conclusion to DIY renovation projects. Instead of trying to figure out what waste material will land you an extra fee, let your Roswell junk removal company haul away yard debris, old furniture and appliances, and chemical waste for one convenient price. We treat each trash pickup with care and consideration, disposing of each item with safety and environmental consciousness.

Need DIY project scraps hauled away? Call Mr. Junk waste management services in metro Atlanta.

You might not believe it at first glance, but junk removal is a messy topic. When choosing a junk removal company you have to consider cost, speed, and efficiency. You have to decide if you’d rather put in the time, labor, and clean up necessary to haul your own scraps to the junkyard, or if you’d rather call a professional. And you have to learn to recognize the so-called “easy junk removal” scams that will leave your yard messier than it was before. If you’re tired of slogging through the archives to find the information you need, you’re in luck: we’ve gathered our 4 most popular junk removal blogs in one convenient post.

New Uses for Old Things: Recycling Old Tires: When our junk removal service hauls away old tires, we don’t just toss them in a landfill. We make every effort to recycle old junk. Recycled tires are used in landscaping, building materials, and outdoor entertainment like tire swings.

Mr Junk Video: Debris and Tree Trimming Clean Up in Kennesaw, GA: Whether you’re yard is overflowing with abandoned upcycling projects, debris from a summer storm, or limb cuttings left by tree trimmers, Mr Junk is here to help. Watch as our founder, Alex Cooke, explains how quickly and thoroughly Mr Junk can remove yard debris from your Kennesaw home.

The Trouble with Bagsters: Bagsters may seem like a bargain, but many buyers learn that Bagsters are messy, expensive, and difficult to have removed. Learn why Bagsters just aren’t worth the effort.

Junk Free Living: Ever wondered how Minimalists do it? In this blog, we explore the world of minimalism, junk removal, and applying the minimalist way of thinking to your home’s messiest spaces.

Need junk hauled in a hurry with the assurance of a job well done? Call Mr Junk debris haulers in Canton, GA.

Anyone who owns a rental property knows some renters are difficult to live with. Some renters break appliances, forget to clean, and leave piles of junk when they leave. Hauling off a renter’s forgotten stuff is even more frustrating than cleaning your own junk. And trust us, Mr Junk has seen almost everything when it comes to junk left behind at rental properties.

Nobody wants to wrestle a dingy old mattress into their trunk and off to the dump. At a recent job, Mr Junk hauled away this dirty mattress that had been left behind at a rental property. We always recycle or donate old junk, so it’s more convenient and more beneficial to the community to let us haul junk from your rental home.

Would you like to see this pile of stuff when you come to clean out your rental property for a new tenant? Skip the hassle of hauling and sorting, the inconvenience of taking someone else’s junk to the dump, and the guilt of not recycling because you just don’t have the time. Mr Junk does post-rental clean outs. You’re already spending time and effort dealing with paperwork, cleaning, and finding new renters; the last thing you need is a weekend wasted on hauling away clutter left behind by previous tenants.

Mr Junk does home, garage, and storage cleanouts in metro Atlanta. If you need a rental property clean out, call our Canton junk removal service to leave your property mess-free and stress-free.

Here at Mr Junk, we know the details make all the difference. Home renovations seem like an endless list of remodeling considerations, and when you’re knee deep in paint samples, tiles and color chips may be all you can think about. Taking a few moments to prepare  your home for renovation will save  time—and a huge headache—at the end of your project.

Preparing for Renovation

Whether you live in Atlanta, Marietta, or Canton, renovation cleanup is one thing you don’t want to slip through the cracks. It may seem logical to pile your debris on the back porch, but sweeping up chunks of grout, glass, and cement chunks is far more trouble than it’s worth. Before you begin, buy some bins to separate large waste materials. For easy recycling, label your bins for glass, plastic, and trash. Next, organize your closets and drawers. Not only will it speed your cleanup process, but tossing old junk before you begin will make your new bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen feel like a whole new space. Finally, lay out a tarp to catch dust and debris that’s too small to haul. If your renovation is taking place in a living space, throw old sheets over your furniture and remove your appliances to prevent dust and grime from grinding into your daily life. Renovation dust clings to every corner, and unless you have an industrial vacuum cleaner, the tiny particles are likely to damage your machine. It’s easier to keep dust from coating your kitchen than it is to clean it up later.

Renovation Cleanup

Once your room is renovated, it’s time to make it shine. After each project, it’s important to clean, spiff, and sparkle hard-to-reach areas. Focus on:

• Cleaning walls and moldings
• Vacuuming floors and corners
• Vacuuming, beating, and treating curtains, mattresses, and upholstery
• Cleaning light fixtures and ceiling fans
• Changing air filters and cleaning open vents

A little preparation goes a long way to simplifying cleanup  after your next home project. When your home renewal is complete, call Mr Junk to haul renovation debris of any size and scope.